Additive manufacturing apparatus, additive manufacturing system, and additive manufacturing method
US11090764B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y50/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An additive manufacturing apparatus performs additive machining by controlling a machining head that includes a wire nozzle to feed a wire to a machining region on a surface of a base material, a beam source capable of emitting a beam to an end of the wire, and a gas nozzle placed such that the beam source is interposed between the gas nozzle and the wire nozzle, the gas nozzle directing a gas toward the machining region, and the additive manufacturing apparatus includes a machining-condition selection unit to obtain an angle that is formed between a direction in which the wire is fed and a travel direction of the machining head, when viewed in a direction in which the beam is emitted, and to select a machining condition for the additive machining on the basis of the angle.
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